Fruit-jar.



E. E. CARLSON.

FRUIT JAR. APPLIOATION 111121111111141, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27,1912.

I claimed.

EDWARD EMMANUEL CARLSON,

OF GENEVA; :.ILLINOIS.

FRUIT-JAR.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1912. Serial No. 683,053.

To @ZZ wle-0m it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. CARLSON, a citizen of the United" Sta/Ces, and a resident of the city of Geneva, county of Kane, and State of Illinois,

of which. the following is a speciiication. i

y invention relates to fruit jars and more specifically to a cover therefor, and has for its object the reduction of a fruit jar cover which will ge of improved construction and eiiicient in operation.

@ther objects will appear hereinafter.

W ith these objects 1n view, my invention consists in the combinations anda-Wange;

ments of parts -liereinafterfdcribed and My invention will-bamore/Ifea/dily understood by reference to-.the drawing forming a part of this specification,

and in which* Figur'cl is a perspective view of a fruit jar to which is applied a cover embodying my invention, a. portion of the latter being shown in section to better illustrate the cons struction. Iig. 2 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the cover in the course of formation.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated inthe drawing, comprises a cover or cap l which is screw-threaded for engagement with the usual screw threads which are provided at theupper end or neck of an ordinary-fruit jar 2, the latter being of any conventional form.

Provided at the lower edge of the cover 1 are ears 3 whichare formed integrally with and on diametrically opposite sides thereof. The ears 3, in the course'of construction of the cover, are first formed depending from the latter, as shown in Fig. 3, the same being subsequently bent outwardly and upwardly, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for pivotal engagement by the respective extremities of the semi-ci cular bailor handle 4,lsaid extremities ofl said bail being connected with said ears by headed studs or attaching devices 5 which i have invented certainU new anduseful Improvements 1n Fruit-J ars,

accompanying engage perforations provided in said bail extremities and said ears. The bail is of such diameter as to be adapted to be swung downwardly to horizontal position, as shown inY dotted lines in Fig. 2, i" which position the same will be dispos'` coplanar with the cap adjacent the peripii ery thereof, anchso that said bail, when in this position, will not project from the cap and interfere With thereof.I

The provision of a bail 4 connected with the cover, as shown and described, affords a convenient and effective grip for tightening or loosening the cover and also as a handle for readily carrying the fruit jar from place to place.` The formation of the ears 3 lntegral with -tle-cover-results in a durable as well as -economical construction. The cover, because \`of its-simplicity, may be manufactured at a low cost and will be found of high efficiency in serving the purpose for-"which the same is designed.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of constructionfor carrying my invention into effect, this 1s capable of variation and modification without departing from thev spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not Wish to. be limited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new-and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: A

The combination with a fruit jar, of a cap threaded thereon; ears formed integrally on the lower edge of said cap at points diametrically opposite each other and bent outwardly and upwardly; and a eombined wrench and bail pivotally connected with said ears, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD EMMANUEL CARLSON Witnesses:

A. W. COLLINS, Jol-IN T. PITMAN.

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